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(Francisco Kjolseth  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Trained as an entomologist, Jason Cryan, who became the new director of the Natural History Museum of Utah in March – just in time to close the place because of COVID-19, geeks over his love of insects as he shows off some of his personal collection during a recent tour, including a cicada. Cryan and his staff have been making safety changes in hopes of reopening the museum in mid-August.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Trained as an entomologist, Jason Cryan, who became the new director of the Natural History Museum of Utah in March – just in time to close the place because of COVID-19, geeks over his love of insects as he shows off some of his personal collection during a recent tour, including a cicada. Cryan and his staff have been making safety changes in hopes of reopening the museum in mid-August.

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